Vol. 4 No. 3 (2013)
The cover shows this image of an individual Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) in the wild, taken by a camera-trap placed during the first exploration in search of this species and the assessment of its prey on potential sites for reintroduction in the Western Sierra Madre in 2008. The position and size of the specimen suggest that it is a female, since it just odor-marked the ground in a "squat" posture, exclusive to females; the date of the image is consistent with the reproductive period, and the sequence of photographs includes the partner. The species is listed as extinct in the wild in NOM-059, and the reintroduction of the Mexican wolf in the wild in Mexico started in 2011 (photograph by Jorge Servin).
Published:
2013-12-28
